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How To Win The World Cup

How To Win The World Cup

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The countdown to FIFA World Cup 26 is on. Matt Forde is assembling the best squad in the world to answer the only question that matters: How. To. Win.


Featuring World Cup winners Emanuel Petit (France, 1998) and José Kléberson (Brazil, 2002), Team USA legend Brad Friedel, and experts in sports psychology, tactics — and yes, even a cheeky look at how to bend the rules (England, 1966) — we uncover the secrets, strategies, and stories that go into lifting sport's biggest trophy.


talkSPORT brings its signature blend of locker room banter and world-class analysis to take you all the way from the Kennedy Center to kick off.

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Episodes
  • Mentality

    Mentality
    Jan 22 2026

    Matt Forde is joined by Alex Brooker and 1998 World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit in the latest episode of How to win the World Cup


    This week, we are discussing how important mentality is if you want to go all the way and lift the most coveted prize in football


    Emmanuel tells us what the mentality was of his World Cup winning side in 1998 who were written off as 'losers' before a ball was kicked, he also explains to us why he was able to predict France's iconic 3-0 against Brazil in the final where he scored the third and final goal


    We also ask Alex if England have a general mentality issue and if that is the reason why they haven't won anything since 1966, and he tells us why he would still choose Arsenal winning the Premier League over England lifting the World Cup

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    44 mins
  • Mavericks

    Mavericks
    Jan 15 2026

    Matt Forde is joined by Alex Brooker and 1998 World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit in the latest episode of How to win the World Cup


    This week, we are discussing mavericks, and if the presence of a mercurial talent can win you the World Cup, and also potentially cost you one


    Emmanuel tells us all about the heroics of Zidane who inspired the French to victory in 1998 and also how he was received in his home country eight years later when he was sent off in the final for headbutting Marco Matterzzi in his final act as a footballer


    We also ask him who he believes England's most likely maverick is, and if the role is still prevalent in modern football



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    45 mins
  • Managing Expectations

    Managing Expectations
    Jan 8 2026

    Matt Forde is joined by comedian Paul McCaffrey and 2002 World Cup winner Kleberson in the latest episode of How to win the World Cup!


    This week we're talking managing expectations and dealing with the pressure of playing for an elite nation at the World Cup


    Kleberson tells us what the expectation was on the squad in 2002 heading into the tournament after losing the final four years previous


    He also reveals how angry the Brazilian public was when Brazil were knocked out in the quarter finals of his second World Cup in 2010


    We also ask him if England fans expect too much from their national side every time the World Cup rolls around and if fans should be expecting Tuchel's side to go all the way this summer!

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    29 mins
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